The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-08-18
Daily Observations !!

polls. Sam GllDert, OF POrtSmOut
is here tonight. -. Capt. Mitchell II
turned from Ironton. -. Marshall, th
handsome salesman for McAlpin s. Co
is here. 49,. Mr.. c. S. Cadot, and M
Watkins, of Portsmouth, are in town tC
day. Mr.. Cadot is in the plumbing busi
ness, and we can say, from an acquaint
ance running through the war, and al
the years since. that our people will fin,
"Cad" a square man. lit has begun t,
be serious question whether the SchOo
House will be ready for occupancy b,
the usual time for opening School. .....
Uncle Joe Watson called this morning
He reports gardens as about ready to give
up the ghost. If there is any garde1
truck possible. though, Uncle Joe viii
visiting her sons family to-day.
This drouth has pretty effectually crowd
ed all the butter out of the market ex-
cept the creamery butter. Steve Wey
is making a cistern for Mr.. Pugh -. "A
tent of Rechabites was instituted here to.
night, by Mr.. A. j. Wolfe. He goes to
Washington G. II. tomorrow to institute
tent there. The order seems to start off
WELL and interest and membership will
doubtless grow rapidly. The object is a
noble one, and good men everywhere
should identify themselves with it at
once..... Miss Picnic Moore, of Clifton,
W. Virginia, is visiting relatives here :.
=. Mrs. John d. Mitchell and children
have returned from their visit to Cliff
ton.
THURsDAY.-There was sad occurrence
at Oak Hill yesterday. resulting in the
death of Billy Morgan, Marshal of Oak
Hill. Mr.. Morgan was returning home
from his work, in the evening, sitting up
on mule, side-wise. The animal gave
sudden jump throwing Mr.. Morgan
backwards. He struck upon his head,
breaking the skull, and we understand
the neck also. Mr.. Morgan was brother
of Johnny Morgan, killed some years ago
in game of ball at Oak Hill, by COM
rade's letting a ball-bat slip. The
house of Reuben Aleshire was seen burn
ing down, this evening, by persons living
on the east side of town. Mrs. Aleshire
was sick, at home, Mr.. Aleshire was away
with the thresher. The property is said
to have been insured for seventeen hun
dred dollars. If such was the case he
will lose nothing on the house. While
writing in the office to-day, battling the
heat and envying John Sherman in his
Alaska trip, we chanced to look up, and
beheld the tall, straight form of Rev. J.
r. Collier, standing near. If there's any
thing in this world that will drive away
gloomy thoughts, it is Golfers smile.
Our old friend looks healthy and happy,
as becomes a first-class preacher and
frst-class man. His family are with him.
......J Johnny Shanks was injured in the
Long Mine, in jamestown, to-day.
There was a lawn picnic at the residence
of J. II. Mackley, tonight, given by Mrs.
M. to her Sunday School class. The little
folks had good time. 80. There was one
livery rig out on the streets tonight that
ought to have been kept up. The Grip
pied horse could scarcely lift his feet, yet
he ambled along, trying to trot. 1t re-
minded one of Holmes stanza:
''Ah, gather your reins, and crack your thong,
And bid your steed go faster;
He does not know, he ambles along,
That he has fool for master'
...... Work has been commenced on the
streets, cutting down the intersection of
Main and Portsmouth. These great Gin
der-banks ought never to have been built
in the first place. Uncle George De-
yer thinks his wife, CfMother,'0 ought to
build another house on Portsmouth
Street, between the large and small hous-
es, on that vacant lot. 1t will probably
be built.
FR1DAY.-A little cooler, but dry as
ever 49, Mrs. Frank Johnson died this
evening after long illness. Her disease
was consumption. Deceased was sister
of Squire J. K. McClung. The Mag
ara eXcursionists returned this evening,
safe and sound. The Silver Cornet
Band decided at their meeting last night
to go to Chicago in October to the great
International Military Encampment.
The Band will be entered in the second
class for prize, the number of instru-
mentS placing it in that class. The man.
agement of the Encampment bear the ex-
penses of the Jackson boys. 1t will be a
splendid trip for the boys. Through the
courtesy of the leader, Mr.. FL. Olendorf.
jr., we have been permitted to read circu-
lars of the affair Mr.. Thomas Jones
(North) and his wife are sick, with some
kind of fever. The little folks are
having party at the residence of Mr..
Walters, on South Street, tonight. -.
Rev. NJ. d. Vaughn is looking up suit
able house preparatory to moving to
Uown. There was slight rain last
night, but it did little good. Nv. A.
Steele is fixing up his fine property in
Commercial Block in fine style. Berry
tried his hand at laying bricks to-day.
and his work stood the criticisms of
score of men. :. John F. Cook is away
at the Springs. -. The folks attending
the Chillicothe Fair returned to-day.
Miss BERTHE Claar has chills. ..... Word
is received here that Rev. T. S. Davis, of
Portsmouth is sick. A large number of
friends here will wish him speedy re-
covery -. .Grandpap Caudle now gets
about well on pair of new crutches. -.
IT. T. Jones not improve much. ......
Charlie Mitchell enjoys joke as well as
anybody. A few days ago Charley. in
company with a man who claimed to be
an expert, was looking at some mill ma
chinery, when the expert remarked that
the mill had good "boiler," for he had
noticed it as he came in" The good
boiler the man saw was a0ateT tank.
SATURDAY.-Cooler weather. -. DR..
j. w. Laird, Jacob Crabtree, and perhaps
others, attended the Bean Dinner at Key
stone Furnace to-day. They report a
splendid time with the old soldiers and
good people of that part of the County.
The day was good, the speeches were
good, the company was good, and the
beans were good. I'VE met a man
from Ovar tho orapk today who tells q